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[Home Movies of College Football Games; Nichi Bei Bussan Store and More / 1936 - 1937]

[Home Movies of College Football Games; Nichi Bei Bussan Store and More / 1936 - 1937]

Date1936-1937
DimensionsFilm Format: 8.00 mm, L: 200 ft
ClassificationsMoving Images
Credit LineGift of Dave Tatsuno, in Memory of Walter Honderich
Object number91.74.3
DescriptionBlack and white and color home movie footage taken by Dave Tatsuno, from 1936 to 1937. Footage includes college football games with halftime shows, fans cheering, and close ups of athletes; the San Francisco Bay Bridge; New Year’s family dinner and Nichi Bei Bussan storefront; and the store interior and sales displays.

0:35- People playing volleyball
0:51- Signage, “Football UC-0, St. Mary’s-10, Oct 3 1936”
0:55- Marching band
1:20- Football game begins
2:05- Signage, “Santa Clara-15, USF-7, Kezar Stadium, Oct 4 1936”
2:09- Marching band
2:22- Football game
3:06- Stadium
3:14- Signage, “Football California-6, UCLA-17, Oct 17 1936”
3:28-UC Berkeley Tower
3:36- Students
3:55- Marching band
4:12- Football game begins
4:22- Pan of crowd
5:32- Marching band performing
5:58- Football game
6:27- Pan of stadium
6:34- Crowd cheering in unison
7:48- Signage, “The First Time Over the Bay Bridge Nov 21 1936”
7:53- [Color footage begins] Driving over the Bay Bridge
7:58- Closeup of the Bay Bridge
8:11- Foggy clouds over the Bay Bridge
8:33- Bay Bridge Pay Toll
8:39- Family in front of home
8:50- Signage, “Football, California-6, UCLA-17, Oct 17 1936”, “The Big Game, California-20, Stanford-0, Nov 21 1936”
8:56- UC Berkeley Tower
9:32- Pan of crowd at football game
9:43- Football game begins
9:51- Marching band performance
10:30- Pan of crowd at football game
11:13- Pan of crowd cheering in unison
11:43- Marching band performance
11:36- Stadium crowd choreographed imagery
12:29- Pan of athletes on the field
12:42- Man cutting a turkey
12:58- Family eating dinner together, New Year’s 1937
13:52- Pan of family eating dinner
14:48 Pan of family posing for a picture
15:17- Signage, “Our Store Taken on Jan 2, 1937 Happy New Year” “Approved By the Board of Censors OKMNX”
15:29- Two men standing in front of Nichibei Bussan Co.
15:34- Pan of Nichibei Bussan Co.
15:52- Pan of clothing storefront
16:11- Pan of store interior
16:18- Pan of fabric inside the store
17:35- Signage, “Thank! Come Again”

One reel of b&w 8mm home movie footage (200 feet) with label:
1) Subjects: a) picnic: Palo Alto, Alameda and San Mateo; b) St. Mary's vs. U.C. 10-0; (following is lined out) c) N.C. YPCC 1936; d) Santa Clara vs. U.S.F.
2) Football: U.C. vs. U.C.L.A. 6-17, October 17, 1936.
3) "The Big Game" 20-0, and over Bay Bridge (Kodachrome Color Film) November 21, 1936.
4) New Years Dinner and our store (Kodachrome Color Film), January 1, 1937.

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